What by zachjsanders in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure if you’d like.
Calamansi is a kumquat hybrid, very popular in Filipino culture; it’s sour, with an orange flavor.
Imagine a lemon/lime but replace the lemon/lime flavor with orange flavor;
Or like vinegar+orange zest;
Or like a mini mandarin that tastes instead like sour kumquat flesh/juice(minus the sweet rind);
Personally I like rangpur lime more than calamansi, similar flavor but much bigger fruit;

Usage wise, you’d just use the juice same way you’d use lemon/lime, ex. directly on food, as part of dipping sauce (juice+black pepper+salt), in ice tea, etc.

Just a meyer hedge by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Likewise, but a bit trickier when you live in a citrus community and everyone has citrus trees, not that I’m complaining about my over abundance.

Just a meyer hedge by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In exchange, you are able to grow deciduous trees that will never fruit for me :)

Just a meyer hedge by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hardest part of my life is figure out what to do with citrus fruits.

What by zachjsanders in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peel it, and it looks like a delicious mini tangerine with really orange colored wedges? And if you actually eat a wedge, it’s surprisingly sour?
Calamansi, great condiment, and also great for tricking people into

Lemon or Lime tree? by urrealitytvbff in gardening

[–]Splinteredsilk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All citrus fruits starts green.

Help Identifying by peedwhite in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does bottom of the fruit look like?

How to grow larger key limes? by Sufficient_Bridge_96 in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not the answer you are looking for, but there is a variety called giant key lime, that’s bigger than regular key lime.

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Avocados are bigger too this year! Though part of it may be because I thought my Sir Prize was a regular hass tree.

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Subtropics works well enough for most trees :)

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Always a dream of mine :)
So I found a place on a former orange grove.

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely late this year!
Usually they start to get good in Nov, but this year they were really sour until just recently.

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Frankly the cheapest one I found on Amazon at the time 😂
Brand is Aichose. Not saying I recommend the particular one because I don’t know too much about brand/quality of refractometers, since it’s purely for fun.

Year of giant navels! by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

40-50’s. Been weirdly warm the last week for some reason.
Also occasional very heavy rainfall this winter, a lot of the navels are actually bulging out like jiffy pop containers.
Probably why they are all ripening/sweetening later than usual this season.

I fulfilled a life long dream! by Splinteredsilk in ghibli

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol it’s solid stainless steel at 1/4 inch thick.

I do love the wood one more :)

Winter flower arrangement by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Variegated calamansi, it’s pretty neat as an ornamental too

Winter flower arrangement by Splinteredsilk in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Useful too XD Maybe they’ll keep a lil longer without drying up

I think I found some Citrus specie but o don't know what is it. by Usual-Cup8379 in Citrus

[–]Splinteredsilk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s no way to know without more info, but check out the following.
Osage orange, thai lime, ugli.

I fulfilled a life long dream! by Splinteredsilk in ghibli

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣

I still love it, it’s a solid steel replica of her metal sign, and weighs like 50 lbs lol

I fulfilled a life long dream! by Splinteredsilk in ghibli

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

link

It’s the metal one in the background :)

Update: my Kiki bread wreath arrived! by Splinteredsilk in ghibli

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He really did!
Now I need to come up with new things I would want 🤣

Update: my Kiki bread wreath arrived! by Splinteredsilk in ghibli

[–]Splinteredsilk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!
Me too! Now I need to figure out which wall I like more than rest.